Rooney to stay on

England captain Wayne Rooney will not retire from international football after England were left humiliated by a 2-1 defeat to Iceland and ultimately knocked out of Euro 2016. 

"It's disappointing tonight, but I enjoy and am proud playing for England," Rooney told The Mirror

"I'll be interested to see who the next manager is. If selected, I'll certainly be there."

Wayne Rooney has also echoed Joe Hart's thoughts on Roy Hodgson and the future of English football. 

The England skipper said, "We can't forget he's brought a lot of young players through and I think the future's bright for England," he added.

"Unfortunately it hasn't happened in this tournament but hopefully, in the future there's good things to come and although it's difficult to say and see that now, I think Roy has been good to the players and I'll be thanking him."

However, despite Rooney's wish to stay on as England captain, his future will ultimately be decided by the next England manager. Many believe his place may be under threat as there are possibly better attacking options than the Man Utd striker. Despite a poor Euro 2016, Harry Kane has been the highest scoring Englishman for the past two seasons and Jamie Vardy's goals led Leicester to a historic title win last season. Then there is Daniel Sturridge and wonderkid Marcus Rashford who will also hoping to start in England's World Cup qualification campaign. 

While Rooney could still play in a deeper midfield role, the next manager may be reluctant to do so as this decision did not prove to be successful for Hodgson. It therefore means that Rooney may be forced to make a similar decision to that of Lionel Messi and retire from international football.